SosehegrimFeature,andupturnd

    HisNostrilwideintothemurkieAir,[28aciousofhisQuarryfromsofarr.

    ThenBothfromoutHellGatesintothewaste

    WideAnarchieofpanddark

    Flewdivers,andwithPower(thirPreat)

    Hupoers;whattheymet[285]

    Solidorslimie,asinragingSea

    Tostupanddown,togethercrowdeddrove

    FromeachsideshoalingtowardsthemouthofHell.

    AswhentwoPolarWindsblowingadverse

    Upontheiaogetherdrive[290]

    MountainsofIce,thatstopthimagindway

    BeyosoraEastward,totherich

    CathaianCoast.TheaggregatedSoyle

    DeathwithhisMacepetrific,coldanddry,

    AswithaTridentsmote,andfixtasfirm[295]

    AsDelosfloatingoheresthislook

    BoundwithGonianrigornottomove,

    Andhalticslime;broadastheGate,

    DeeptotheRootsofHellthegatherdbeach

    Theyfastend,andtheMoleimmensewraughton[300]

    OverthefoamingdeephighArcht,aBridge

    OflengthprodigiousjoyningtotheWall

    Immovableofthisnowfencelessworld

    ForfeittoDeath;fromhenceapassagebroad,

    Smooth,easie,inoffensivedowntoHell.[305]

    So,ifgreatthingstosmallmaybepard,

    Xerxes,theLibertieofGreecetoyoke,

    FromSusahisMemnonianPalacehigh

    CametotheSea,andoverHellespont

    Bridginghisway,EuropewithAsiajoynd,[310]

    Andscdwithmanyastroakthindignantwaves.

    NowhadtheybroughttheworkbywondrousArt

    Pontifical,aridgeofpeRock

    OverthevextAbyss,followirack

    OfSatan,totheselfsameplacewherehee[315]